Exit Popup
by Brontobytes · Membership
Also makes 2 other plugins · 11.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display a jQuery modal window, which can include text, images, videos, forms, maps and so on, before a visitor leaves your website.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “subscription popup”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
83 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 82.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 164 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 96 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| exit overlay your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| exit | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| exit popup your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| exit overlay popup your tag | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| exit popups your tag | #5 | #10 | up 1 |
| subscription popup your tag | #15 | #19 | down 3 |
| exit popup free | #6 | #13 | — |
| popup on exit | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| modal window | #15 | #20 | up 1 |
| popup exit | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| popup window | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| popup images | #21 | #22 | — |
| modal popup | #24 | #24 | 0 |
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- One page off on “subscription popup”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- Already on top for “exit”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v3.5 · 27 Jul 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Aug 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ srinivas085.5y ago
Hi, Thanks for the plugin, The only thing missed out is mobile version responsiveness, Pls add width and height setting for mobile devices, rest all is fine. I used wpform inside this popup, whenver I click anyhwere inside the popup, the background page is getting scrolled unless page reaches the end. Please fix this, if that bug is from your end
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ olimate6.0y ago
Really simply and clean exit popup plugin. It just works, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ huydn1176.2y ago
I use normal chrome but it does not show anything even i close the tab. I open invible chrome, it show popup instantly without closing the tab. I dont think is is called exit popup. error
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrswed6.3y ago
Вместо показа окна на выходе, показывает окно после пары секунд после входа и только на главной This topic was modified 6 years ago by mrswed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonhf6.5y ago
Index error on line 183, cannot fix it. Any ideas? This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by jonhf.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lynnjenkins6.7y ago
No Popup displays? This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by lynnjenkins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ camicaturas7.9y ago
Could be better. I only need the exit popup in one or two specific pages but this it doesn’t have the option to choose that simple feature
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ viensia8.4y ago
Works great, easily adaptable with CSS.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display a jQuery modal window, which can include text, images, videos, forms, maps and so on, before a visi..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 837 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("exit overlay", "exit overlay popup", "exit-popups", "subscription popup" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 435 days in tier
- 2023-06-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 453 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 4K+ → 3K+ down after 797 days in tier
- 2020-01-13 1K+ → 4K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Exit Popup 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags D -
Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
CartBounty – Save and recover abandoned carts for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Exit Notifier 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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